diff --git a/usr.bin/make/unit-tests/modmisc.exp b/usr.bin/make/unit-tests/modmisc.exp
index c520b656f27e..e0c600fde9df 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/unit-tests/modmisc.exp
+++ b/usr.bin/make/unit-tests/modmisc.exp
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ path_/usr/xbin=/opt/xbin/
 paths=/bin /tmp / /no/such/dir /opt/xbin
 PATHS=/BIN /TMP / /NO/SUCH/DIR /OPT/XBIN
 The answer is 42
-head of 'a/b/c def archive.tar.gz conf.d/file' is 'a/b . . conf.d'
-tail of 'a/b/c def archive.tar.gz conf.d/file' is 'c def archive.tar.gz file'
-suffix of 'a/b/c def archive.tar.gz conf.d/file' is 'gz d/file'
-root of 'a/b/c def archive.tar.gz conf.d/file' is 'a/b/c def archive.tar conf'
+dirname of 'a/b/c def a.b.c a.b/c a a.a .gitignore a a.a' is 'a/b . . a.b . . . . .'
+basename of 'a/b/c def a.b.c a.b/c a a.a .gitignore a a.a' is 'c def a.b.c c a a.a .gitignore a a.a'
+suffix of 'a/b/c def a.b.c a.b/c a a.a .gitignore a a.a' is 'c b/c a gitignore a'
+root of 'a/b/c def a.b.c a.b/c a a.a .gitignore a a.a' is 'a/b/c def a.b a a a  a a'
 exit status 0